Victoria studied BSc (Hons) International Equine and Agricultural Business Management at the Royal Agricultural University (RAU), graduating in 2002.
Cotswolds Hills dry white wine is already sold in 75 outlets, including Gloucester Services and Midcounties Co-op. The wine is harvested at the University’s vineyard in Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, with students involved throughout the process from grape to bottle to shop shelf.
The objective of the Douglas Bomford Trust is to advance knowledge, understanding, practice, and competence in the application of engineering and technology to achieve sustainable agriculture, food and biological systems for the benefit of the environment and mankind.
The National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE), announced today (Monday 18 May), is a project consortium led by Newcastle University and including the RAU, the University of Gloucestershire, and the University of Warwick, working closely with business, policy makers and enterprise agencies.
The RAU’s Grand Idea competition is now in its 13th year, but for the first time in its history, the Dragon’s Den-style event was held ‘virtually’, (on 1 May) with the students pitching their business ideas to a panel of expert judges over Zoom in a bid to secure £2,500 of investment.
The survey was commissioned by the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission (FFCC), together with food charity The Food Foundation.
The RAU campus is currently only open to students in residence, mainly international students, and essential workers. In line with PHE advice, and in common with most UK universities, face-to-face teaching has been suspended, with teaching and assessments being delivered online after the Easter break.
His father served with distinction in the First World War and then spent most of the rest of his life with Rolls Royce, living on the edge of Derby when war broke out again. With no family holidays for five years, the young Henry started helping out on the neighbouring farm, and from there his love of agriculture developed.
Professor Tom MacMillan is Elizabeth Creak Chair in Rural Policy & Strategy at the University and also Research Director for the RSA Food, Farming & Countryside Commission (
Originally from Northamptonshire, Harry grew up in the countryside and his Dad was a land agent. “I’m not from a farming background but I’ve always had agriculture and nature as a backdrop to my life,” he said.